Good, but sometimes a little tedious

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	• Wet Moon Volume 2: Unseen Feet (Wet Moon) Ross Campbell Oni Press, 2006 - 176 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Well Worth the Wait.

The continuing adventures of a group of girls, some boys and a mysterious monkey-owning FBI agent, who are (mostly) students at a college on the outskirts of the marshy and gothic southern town of Wet Moon.
The heroine is Cleo, her occasional diary entries add so much to the character of both volumes, but all the characters get a chance to shine.
This volume takes up the story where vol.1 left off the story is very much about characters and relationships and all the story threads feel like sub-plots such is the delicate touch of the authors style.
The drawing and presentation of the book is beautiful and indeed qualifies as a mini work of art.
Like the first book you need to let yourself become immersed in the atmosphere of the place/characters and as with the first book you will find it finishes far too soon.
I would suggest that it is essential that you read Vol.1 first.
Roll on Vol.3(Which is out now!).

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moon over the freeway

the title of this review is stolen from the new ditty bops cd which makes a great soundtrack to this volume.

well, it was a little while in coming, but ultimately worth the wait. wet moon 2 is another dose of goth froth in the supiciously savannah-ish hamlet of wet moon. fans of the first volume should be very pleased with this latest installment, especially all the folks who hoped ross would stick to his guns and keep things ambling along at a remarkably slow and steady pace.

this volume, remarkably enough, seems even less plot-oriented than the first book. i found it refreshingly spontaneous and closer to what life is really like (er, from my perspective anyhoo)at art school. little moments take on great significance while larger events are glossed over. all the main characters are simultaneously sympathetic and/or mysterious, annoying and/or adorable.

the art, it almost goes without saying, is simply gorgeous. others have already pointed out that ross is one of the very few comic artists who actually draws REAL women. some are waifishly thin, others are downright chunky...but all seem perfectly comfortable in their own skin and you never get the idea that ross is mocking anyone for refusing to conform to stereotypical concepts of physical beauty. most comic artists have only one template for "cute" girls and this usually calls for long, long legs and balloon shaped breasts that defy physics. in addition to this, the storytelling in wet moon is just right and some panels made me physically gasp with surprise or joy.

i am not an objective reviewer as i have known ross for a number of years. still, if i really thought wet moon 2 wasn't worth your time i could always just refrain from commenting here...and yet i took the time to write this because i genuinely enjoyed this book. support this series and buy a copy for a friend you really like.

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Good, but sometimes a little tedious

I picked this volume up the same time as I did the first volume. While I love this series so far, the second volume didn't thrill me as much as the first one did. Everything seems to be character development, but no real plot progression (at least until the very last chapter or two of the book, that is).

This book continues the story of Cleo & her friends. We learn much more about them in this second volume and we watch many of the secondary characters (who may become main ones eventually) finally get introduced to Cleo. It's interesting, but it's just a little slow coming along. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but as a slice of life series it just lacks something I can't put my finger on. Even so, this series is a gem that's sure to please the indie comic fanbase.

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Great!

This one's as good as the first "Wet Moon", so stop worrying if you thought the sequel wouldn't hold up. Campbell's art is second to none, and the characters ring true and close to home.

Ross Campbell returns to the dark and crusty streets of Savannah in this new volume of stories. Chloe and her friends continue to find themselves trapped in the webs of relationships and social scenes that gather in the hidden corners of this strange little college town. But are they really trapped in this clique or is it exactly where they wanted to be?